diff --git a/rabbitmq-java-client.spec b/rabbitmq-java-client.spec
index a4d2b67..50efec5 100644
--- a/rabbitmq-java-client.spec
+++ b/rabbitmq-java-client.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ URL:                 http://www.rabbitmq.com/java-client.html
 Source0:             http://www.rabbitmq.com/releases/%{name}/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildArch:           noarch
 BuildRequires:       maven-local mvn(commons-cli:commons-cli) mvn(commons-io:commons-io) mvn(junit:junit)
-BuildRequires:       ant ant-junit java-headless python2-devel >= 2.6 python2-simplejson
+BuildRequires:       ant ant-junit java-headless python2-devel >= 2.6 python3-simplejson
 %if 0%{?with buildtex}
 BuildRequires:       texi2html texlive-base
 %endif